After lunch we made our way to the Viking ship museum. It house the three best preserved 1,200 year old Viking ships and their accompanying sundries anywhere in the world. How cool! We learned a lot about Viking history.  

  

  
   On the wall home we found wild cherries- wow!!!! So sweet and tasty!  
 

   
    

 Oslo city hall was really interesting. It was completed in 1950, but it is surprisingly ornate considering the common architecture of the time. Each year on December 10th, the Nobel Peace prize galla is held in the beautifulain hall. 

After some site seeing, we went to a Michelin Guide recommended restaurant- Onda, a seafood focused restaurant with great views of the Oslo fjord.  

    

    
    
   We started with the wild Norwegian salmon and scallop sashimi served with seaweed salad, caviar, and ponzu dipping sauce. It was so fresh! The fish was sweet and tender and served at the perfect temperature. Then we had the pan seared catfish over seasonal vegetables in a buttery wine sauce. Their catfish is very different than ours, it’s similar in flavor and texture to Florida Grouper. Yum! 

Simple. Healthy. Delicious.  

 

Sorry for the ugly photos folks, bad lighting. But it tasted good! Zucchini carbonara and fresh salad with balsamic dressing. I like eating real meals😃 

   

We went to Amundson brewery and enjoyed a stroll along the Oslo fjord.  

    

    
   

We took the train to beautiful Vigelandsparken! It’s a park just outside Oslo filled with sculptures by Gustav Vigeland. What a beautiful place!!!  

    
    
   We stopped at a cute cafe in the park and had beers with our picnic lunch. We had roast beef, ham, cheese, arugula, onion, mayo and mustard sandwiches with chips and grapes. We brought chocolate but I don’t think anyone ate it. The beer was excellent! The best I’ve had all summer. It was similar to Sierra Navada Pale Ale- one of my all-time faves!  

    
  

  
   

Of course, you know, Bacon & Pepper Ost…  

 It’s actually really delicious. It’s a cheesy bacon spread! Mmmm! 

Dinner.   There were also chips, but I forgot to take a picture. 

After picking Gary and Aimee up at the airport, we went grocery shopping. The cute, helpful guy at the fish counter highly recommended the fresh, Norwegian shrimp. He told me to be truly Norwegian we should eat them cold, outside in the sun, with mayo, bread, and beer. Done. You don’t have to tell me twice😉 

   The wreckage… 
 

We got up early to head back to the airport to pick up Gary and Aimee😃Adam and I shared a yummy shrimp and garlic aioli baguette and a cappuccino. Norway is expensive!!! It was almost $17 for our shared breakfast. No worries, our new exchange home has an awesome kitchen!!! 😊